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The role of thermal mass in residential design is apparently simple, yet in practice it is frequently poorly understood and applied, especially in timber design and construction. For examp…

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FWPA
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This study compares the life cycle environmental impacts of two multilevel residential buildings built in Australia. The first building (‘Study building’) incorporated an innovative l…

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FWPA
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Genetic Selection Tools for Enhanced Wood Properties & Plantation Productivity in Australia’s Temperate Eucalypts (Blue Gum Genomics). The Blue Gum Genomics project has discovered…

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At the end of June, the Australian Dollar was weakening against the US Dollar at a faster rate than the decline of the Euro, despite the problems with which Europe is beset. Although there have b…

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Seasonally adjusted employment ticked up again in June 2015, with 11.768 million people employed, a rise of 0.1% in the employment participation rate. Unemployment also rose 0.1%, hitting…

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Finance for new housing construction has begun to assert itself, growing 10.0% for April 2015, compared with April 2014. Meanwhile those refinancing or seeking to buy an existing home have s…

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Australia’s residential dwelling approvals continued to grow in May 2015. For the year-ended May, total approvals were 215,415, up 13.1% from 188,075 for the year ended May 2014. Analysis o…